Outreach
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DONATIONS FOR LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR
Dear Friends,
If you are like me, you are going a little “stir crazy”. In light of the Governor’s “stay-at-home” directive, there isn’t a lot we can do. However, I have seen a number of churches conduct food/supply drives for area soup kitchens and shelters.
So for the next two Saturdays, May 2 & May 9 from 11 AM to 1 PM, the parish Priests and Scott, with the help of some of our Holy Name and Knights of Columbus Men will be in front of the Parish mailbox to receive supplies for St. Martins Home operated by the Little Sisters of the Poor. The Sisters are in need of the following for the residents:
Toilet Paper
Paper Towels
Dove Bodywash
Hand Sanitizer (if you can get it)
Disinfectant Wipes
Disinfectant Spray eg. Lysol
Any canned goods that are not perishable
Bags of Rice
Packaged Noodles
Soups - all kinds
Peanut butter & Jelly
Gatorade - 12 oz bottles
Bottled Water
Individual Snack items - Cookies, Pretzels, Chips
Canned Fruit
Canned Pie Filling
Individual Jello & Pudding Cups
Perishable items:
Fresh Fruit & Vegetables
Lettuce
I would ask that if you wish to donate, that you pull in at the bottom of our lot, you will not need to exit your car, pop open your trunk and we will take your donated supplies out of the trunk. Your supplies/non-perishable food items should be in a plastic trash bag for easy pick up for us. After your donation is made, you can ride up to the Historic Church where Deacon Lee will give you a Blessing with the Blessed Sacrament in the Monstrance while you remain in your car. You can then exit the property from the center entrance of the campus.
By doing this we’ll get a chance to see you and will also be doing some good and needed charitable outreach. We’ll be in gloves and masks.
Thanks so much, we look forward to seeing you Saturday.
God bless,
Msgr. Jim
P.S. A number of you have asked about outside confessions—as soon as the “stay-at-home” order is lifted we will resume the outside confessions.
Want to help feed the hungry of Harford County during the Pandemic? You can drop off non-perishable items at St. Mary-Magdalen Mission portico Monday - Friday between 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM to support a multitude of local Harford County food banks and Outreach centers.
Below, you will find a list of the more popular methods of involvement in outreach outside of the opportunities provided at the St. Ignatius campus. Please look below for contact information for each opportunity.
Appalachia Project
Our parish supports the work of two separate sites in West Virginia as they minister to the poor in a very economically depressed area. Food and monetary donations are sent on a regular basis. Watch the bulletin for opportunities to participate, which usually pop up near the end of Spring.
Care Night Food Ministry
Teams of volunteers prepare and serve dinner to the hungry throughout Harford County. Contact the parish office for information on how to join a team.
Beans and Bread
Our parish takes a turn each month providing the casseroles for the Beans and Bread soup kitchen in Fell's Point. Pans and recipes are available at Mass every fourth weekend of the month, and the frozen casseroles are returned the following weekend. Volunteer drivers deliver the casseroles on the first Monday of the month.
CLICK HERE FOR A PRINTABLE RECIPE
Bring your frozen casserole in a plastic grocery bag, handles tied in a knot, to the Parish Center when you come to Mass the next weekend.
Please call Kathleen Roberts at the parish office with any questions and/or if you can volunteer to deliver the casseroles to:Beans & Bread
402 S. Bond St.
Baltimore, MD 21231
Birthright
Provides free and confidential services to any woman experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. Our parish supports their work through donations.